WAVES Flashcards

1
Q

P WAVES

A

ATRIA DEPOLARIZES

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2
Q

QRS COMPLEX

A

VENTRICLES DEPOLARIZE AND LEAD VENTRICLES TO CONTRACTION

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3
Q

T WAVES

A

VENTRICULAS REPOLARIZE THAT WILL LEAD TO VENTRICLE RELAXATION

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4
Q

120/80 IS VENTRICLE SYSTOLE

A

LOWER CHAMBER CONTRACT

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5
Q

120 REPRESENTS _______ AND 80 REPRESNTS _______

A

SYSTOLE, DYOSTLE

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6
Q

HEART RATE GREATER THEN 100 IS ____________

A

TARCHYCARDIA

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7
Q

HEART RATE LOWER THEN 60 IS ____________

A

BRACYCARDIA

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8
Q

BIPOLAR LEADS

A

1) LA + RA - 2) LL+ RA- 3) LL+ LA -

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9
Q

UNIPOLAR OR MONOPOLAR OR AUGUMENTED LEADS

A

AVR,AVL,AVF

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10
Q

PRECORDIAL LEADS

A

V1 THRU V6

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11
Q

COLOR CODE FOR CHEST LEADS

A

RA WHITE, LA BLACK, RL GREEN, LL RED CHEST BROWN

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12
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PRECORDIAL LEADS COLOR CODE

A

V1 RED, V2 YELLOW, V3 GREEN, V4 BLUE, V5 ORANGE, V6 PURPLE

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13
Q

V1 4TH ICS ______

A

RIGHT SIDE OF STERNUM

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14
Q

V2 4TH ICS ______

A

LEFTSIDE STERNUM

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15
Q

V3 _____

A

MIDPOINT BTW V2 & V4

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16
Q

V4 5TH ICS _____

A

MIDCLAVICULAR LINE (MCL)

17
Q

V5 5TH ICS _____

A

ANTERIOR AXILLARY LINE (AAL)

18
Q

V6 5TH ICS ______

A

MID AXILLARY LINE (MAL)

19
Q

VECTOR

A

ELECTRICAL IMPULSE HAS MAGNITUDE (VOLTAGE) MOVING IN A DIRECTION

20
Q

INCREASES THE VOLTAGE OF ELECTRICAL IMPLUSES

A

AMPLIFER

21
Q

WRITING PEN ON EKG MACHINE

A

STYLUS

22
Q

The ________ is the point at which the QRS complex finishes and the ST segment begins.

A

J-point

23
Q

The _________ connects the QRS complex and the T wave; it represents the period when the ventricles are depolarized.

A

ST segment

24
Q

The ________ is measured from the beginning of the QRS complex to the end of the T wave.

A

QT interval

25
Q

The ________ is measured from the beginning of the P wave to the beginning of the QRS complex. This interval reflects the time the electrical impulse takes to travel from the _____ through the ______

A

PR interval, sinus node & AV NODE

26
Q

An EKG tracing is affected by patient motion. Some rhythmic motions (such as the shivering or tremors) can create the illusion of cardiac dysrhythmia.

A

Artifacts

27
Q

TIME THAT IT TAKES ELECTRICAL IMPULSES TO TRAVEL FROM SA NODE TO AV NODE

A

PRI

28
Q

CONTRACTION OF ATRIA P WAVE DEPOLARIZATION IS _______

A

PRI

29
Q

NORMAL PRI

A

0.12 -0.20 SEC